Al-Risala (English), May-June 2000

and diverge from the true way. No one who chooses such a path can ever hope to reach his true goal in life. It is a sad fact that one tends to stray from the straight path whenever one is obsessed with something, person or idea other than God. Whenever one’s efforts are directed elsewhere, one is embarking on a detour which can never bring one back to God. Such deviation from the true path can cause man to go totally astray. The only sure way to spiritual success is to focus one’s attentions and efforts on God alone. This is the straight path and involves total attachment to God and a life lived out in complete accordance with His will. Any path which is not directed towards God is a wrong turning, and will never lead Man to his true destination. □ Weighty Actions The Disaster! What is the Disaster? Would that you knew what the Disaster is! On that day men shall become like scattered moths and the mountains like tufts of carded wool. Then he whose scales are heavy shall dwell in bliss; but he whose scales are light, the Abyss shall be his home. If only you knew what this is like! It is a scorching fire (101:1-11). T he Doomsday earthquake will rend everything asunder. All the footholds which human beings clung to will be demolished. Nothing will escape its impact. Afterwards a new world will be brought into existence where the truth will be given its full weight. Everything else will pale in comparison.